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LMF works in disadvantaged community schools to help learners overcome the challenges of their communities and close the education gap.

The LifeMatters Foundation works in disadvantaged community schools to help learners overcome the challenges of their communities and close the education gap. Our Academic Portfolio provides literacy and numeracy intervention to underperforming Grade 1, 2 and 3 learners to enable them to keep up with the academic curriculum. Our LifeSkills Portfolio provides counselling, mentoring, camps and teenage awareness programmes to equip learners to face the challenges of their communities and work toward building their future.

30/10/2026

As we’re nearing the end of 2026, we want to celebrate the learners in our programmes and the incredible volunteers who have been part of their journey.

We're putting together a Celebration Collection to spoil our learners and volunteers with a little something special as we wrap up the year.

We invite corporates, businesses and individuals who would like to get involved to contribute through monetary donations or in-kind items.

Every contribution, big or small, will help us make this celebration memorable.

Want to be part of the celebration? Get in touch on [email protected] to find out how you can contribute.

Section 18A tax certificates are available for eligible donations.

Let's end the year on a high note! 🤍

28/10/2026

💛 🗣️ The LifeSkills Portfolio: Counselling & Teenage Awareness Programmes

Every child deserves to feel supported and equipped to navigate life’s challenges.
Our LifeSkills Portfolio focuses on the emotional and social wellbeing of learners through two programmes: Counselling and the Teenage Awareness Programme (TAP), helping children develop life skills and navigate the challenges of growing up.

💛 Counselling provides a safe space for learners to work through difficult experiences, including trauma, grief, bullying and abuse. Our qualified counsellors offer support, helping children strengthen their self-esteem and recognise their own potential.

🗣️ Teenage Awareness Programme (TAP) creates opportunities for pre-teens and teenagers to engage in open, interactive conversations about the issues affecting their lives.

📩 Want to know more about our programmes and the difference we make? Visit the link in our bio.

27/10/2026

What an honour to receive a grant in person from

Thank you for partnering with LifeMatters Foundation and investing in our vision to provide children with the literacy, numeracy and counselling support they need to thrive.

We’re grateful to work in this sector and see the difference that can be made when organisations come together with a shared purpose.

Thank you, Community Chest, for being part of our journey.

19/10/2026

TAP PROGRAMME

Through conversations around identity, grief, substance use and future potential, our team created safe spaces for learners to express their emotions, process difficult experiences and begin their healing journeys.

With the ongoing support of our facilitators and school counsellors, learners were encouraged to build self-awareness and envision brighter futures beyond their current circumstances.

Read the full Term 3 report here: https://bit.ly/4dmFV2w

12/10/2026

Following World Mental Health Day, we’re highlighting the importance of emotional wellbeing and access to counselling. 💚

Term 3 brought a range of emotional, behavioural and family-related challenges for learners across our five partner schools. Through it all, our counselling team continued to create safe spaces where learners could be heard and guided through difficult experiences.

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4dmFV2w

09/10/2026

LITERACY PROGRAMME 📚🔠

Term 3 saw 330 Grade 2 and 3 learners receive literacy support through 3,525 sessions, delivered by 138 dedicated volunteers over nearly 2,966 hours of intervention.

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4dmFV2w

08/10/2026

NUMERACY PROGRAMME 🔢📐

Term 3 saw 105 learners across 7 beneficiary schools receive a remarkable 1,427 hours of numeracy intervention, supported by 101 dedicated volunteers.

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4dmFV2w

05/10/2026

🍎 Happy Teachers’ Day!

Today, we celebrate the teachers who show up every day with dedication and a belief in what each child can become.

Teachers do so much more than teach. They notice when a learner is struggling, encourage them when they doubt themselves, celebrate their progress and help create the confidence they need to keep going.

At LifeMatters, we see the difference that strong partnerships with educators make in the lives of learners.

Together, we can give children the academic and emotional support they need to reach their full potential.

To every teacher making a difference, often in ways you may never see: thank you.

01/10/2026

Meet Andrew*

An eager learner but ADHD made it difficult for him to focus in a busy classroom.
At the end of Grade 1, Andrew completed our Numeracy assessment and achieved 25%. He struggled to count on his fingers and had not yet mastered number bonds.

Six months of one-on-one numeracy intervention later, Andrew completed the same assessment and achieved 83%.

A 58% improvement.

And in his own words: “I don’t need fingers anymore, my brain does the work for me!”
This is what early, individualised numeracy intervention can make possible. Giving children the support they need to build confidence, close learning gaps and keep up.

*Name changed to protect the learner’s identity.

28/09/2026

➕✨ Math Fun Week

Across our beneficiary schools - Rosmead, iThemba, Lourier, Westlake and Kleinberg Primary - learners have been turning numbers into something exciting through games and hands-on activities.

Maths doesn’t have to feel intimidating. When learning is fun, curiosity comes alive and every learner has the opportunity to discover that they can do it.

Here’s a little look at Math Fun Week in action! 🔢

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Meadowridge

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:30 - 16:30
Thursday	08:30 - 16:30
Friday	08:30 - 16:30

Telephone

+27217120383

Website

http://www.lifemattersfoundation.org/

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